0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rum Jungle · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Rum Jungle
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 36.7% of adults in Rum Jungle are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This makes the area one of the least active labour markets in the region, though the unemployment rate is remarkably low at 0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the Northern Territory average, with only 34.5% of people in these roles. This mirrors the wider trend in Rum Jungle, where the proportion of adults working or looking for work is among the lowest at this level.
36.7% ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 52.8%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
34.5% ▼ -47.9%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.2%
- 2016: 77.8%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the most common industry for local workers at 20.7%, followed by transport and warehousing at 13.8%. Construction, retail trade, and education and training each account for 10.3% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers make up the largest group of workers at 31%. Technicians and trades workers and community and personal service staff both account for 24.1% of occupations.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Rum Jungle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70236/rum-jungle/topic/employment